The National Search And Rescue Dog Association

SARDA South Wales

Full Member Association

SARDA South Wales covers the South of Wales and overlaps towards the North with areas covered by SARDA Wales. From a map perspective roughly up to a line between Aberystwyth and Birmingham.



This Member Association works with and supports various Mountain Rescue Teams in this area, who deploy them at the request of  South Wales Police to search for and Rescue High Risk Vulnerable Missing Persons.



Every member is a volunteer and they provide this service to their community completely free of charge.

https://www.sardasouthwales.org

26 Wyndham Road ABERGAVENNY Gwent NP7 6AF

Our Dogs

Our Retired Dogs

About Us

SARDA South Wales train and qualify dogs and their handlers to be able to find High Risk Vulnerable Missing People.

 

SARDA South Wales has a number of different breeds of dog qualified and in training for the disciplines of Air Scenting (Mountain).

 

They work with:

Brecon Mountain Rescue Team

Central Beacons Mountain Rescue Team

Longtown Mountain Rescue Team

Western Beacons Mountain Rescue Team

 

Their members are always on call and ready to be deployed by South Wales Police 24 hours a day.

 

SARDA South Wales provide this service completely free of charge, as do all of the Member Associations.

 

Our Location

Who We Work With

Some of Our Dogs & Handlers

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NSARDA is a charity-based Association representing Member Associations

The purpose of NSARDA is to:

  1. Promote on a National level the charitable work of the Member Search and Rescue Dog Associations of the United Kingdom, Isle of Man, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland;

  2. Promote the development of Search Dogs, Dog Handlers and Dog Supports / Navigators to locate high risk missing persons;

  3. Support handlers to achieve a greater understanding of training of Search Dogs.
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